 | Great Pictures, interesting book Aug 25, 2007 |
| I purchased this book for my three year old. She loves the pictures and we play find-it type games with them (ala - Waldo). The only real downfall is that while the Spanish words for many of the items in the picture are around the edges of each page, no pronunciation is included. I'm sure that's no big deal for parents who already speak Spanish, but unfortunately, I cannot read the words to my daughter since I don't know the Spanish rules for pronunciation. Sure, you can go to the internet and after typing in the page number and going through several clicks, hear a single sound clip of the word. That doesn't help me at bedtime, though. I would love to see a phonetic pronunciation under each word. Then, we'd be set! |
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 | Fun, Friendly, and Factual Oct 2, 2003 |
| Tired of boring and bland spanish tools? This book is bursting with vivid, whimsical, illustrations depicting everyday life with humor and clarity that will attract even beginning adult students. The apealing story type pictures not only define spanish words, but they also promote spanish interaction between reader and child or student with student. On "la cocina" page, a father washes dises amidst a swirling pandemonium of dropping dishes, spilt juice, and a todler with a pot on his head. A teacher or parent could easily springboard off of this illustration to begin to form whole sentences based on the action in the picture. This intriguing book is sure to be a winner with you and children alike. |
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| Wonderful for Toddlers Jul 9, 2002 |
| First Thousand Words in Spanish is an enjoyable book with playful, colorful illustrations. We are a bilingual household and so this is a great way to share Spanish with our child (2 1/2 yrs old) and have fun in the process. There are so many details in the pictures that you can read it over and over. This would be a great gift for a bilingual household for a child one and older. |
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| Learning Spanish for a missions trip Feb 2, 2002 |
| This book really helped me work on my pronunciation and vocabulary for a mission trip I took to Mexico in early January. I plan on passing it on to my daughter as she gets older... |
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 | Not recommended as one's primary resource to learn Spanish Apr 18, 2001 |
| There are pictures with the corresponding Spanish definition but the literal English translation is not included. I find this to be a bit challenging for some of the items as there can be multiple English words referring to a single object and without the exact English translation you aren't sure. For example, there is a picture of a 3 drawer dresser defined as comoda. In English this could be nightstand, dresser, bureau... Also some of the pictures are difficult to distinguish. One page has a picture of a sheet and of a pillow and they look almost identical. |
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